Dr Ki-Soon Hwang
Faculties, departments and locations
- Faculty of Business and Social Sciences
- Department of Management
- Kingston Business School
- Kingston Hill
Senior Lecturer
- Email:
- [email protected]
About
I obtained my PhD in International Logistics from Plymouth University in 2004. In the same year, I took up my current post at Kingston University London. I teach International Business Operations for undergraduate students and Logistics Management for postgraduate students. My research is focused on international business, international marketing and international logistics. My work has been published in academic journals including Industrial Marketing Management, Culture and Organization, Journal of Organization Change Management, Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, Marketing Intelligence & Planning, and International Journal of Production Economics.
Qualifications
- PhD
- MSc
- MA
- BA
- CMBE
- CMILT
Domains
I have maintained the relationships with a number of academic and research institutions in South Korea, Thailand, and Canada. This has led to some publications in academic journals and visiting scholar exchange.
I have been directing the MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management Programme since 2015.
Publications
The influence of learning orientation on corporate sustainability: serial mediation of supply chain practices
Wang, Michael, Chan, Ricky Y.K., Hwang, Ki Soon and Lim, Ming K., 2025, European Management Journal (43), 2pp 297-308, Published
Logistics for a resilient future: sustainable approaches to supply chain management
2025, Sustainability, Published
Supply chain digitalization and agility: how does firm innovation matter in companies?
Wang, Michael, Hill, Alex, Liu, Yang, Hwang, Ki Soon and Lim, Ming K., 2025, Journal of Business Logistics (46), 1, Published
Towards forest supply chain risks
Wang, Michael, Radics, Robert, Islam, Samsul and Hwang, Ki Soon, 2023, Operations and Supply Chain Management : An International Journal (16), 1pp 97-108, Published
Russian invasion of Ukraine and supply chains
Wang, Michael and Hwang, Ki-Soon, 2022, Focus, Published
Polystructurational social space: the final frontier
Lowe, Sid, Rod, Michel Roger Mark and Hwang, Ki-Soon, 2020, Tamara Journal for Critical Organization Inquiry, Accepted/In press
Towards a spectacularly dynamic and pluralist 'normal science': pragmatism, communication, IMP and BtoB marketing research
Lowe, Sid, Rod, Michel and Hwang, Ki Soon, 2020, Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing (35), 11pp 1739-1749, Published
Exploring culture as a paradox: complementary QUEUE analysis of cultural values and practices
Lowe, Sid, Kainzbauer, Astrid and Hwang, Ki Soon, 2020, Journal of Organizational Change Management (33), 1pp 127-142, Published
Exploring the perceived value of social practice theories for business-to-business marketing managers
Lowe, Sid, Rod, Michel, Kainzbauer, Astrid and Hwang, Ki Soon, 2016, Journal of Organizational Change Management (29), 5pp 751-768, Published
Understanding structures and practices of meaning-making in industrial networks
Lowe, Sid, Rod, Michel and Hwang, Ki Soon, 2016, Annals of Medicine (31), 4pp 531-542, Published
Ambicultural blending between Eastern and Western paradigms: fresh perspectives for international management research
Lowe, Sid, Kainzbauer, Astrid, Tapachai, Nirundon and Hwang, Ki Soon, 2015, Culture and Organization (21), 4pp 304-320, Published
Context into text into context: marketing practice into theory ; marketing theory into practice
Smith, Terry, Williams, Tom, Lowe, Sid, Rod, Michel and Hwang, Ki Soon, 2015, Marketing Intelligence and Planning (33), 7pp 1027-1046, Published
A NICE agenda for IMP research
Lowe, Sid and Hwang, Ki Soon, 2012, Industrial Marketing Management (41), 4pp 706-714, Published
All we are saying, is give theoretical pluralism a chance
Lowe, Sid, Magala, Slawek and Hwang, Ki Soon, 2012, Journal of Organizational Change Management (25), 5pp 752-774, Published
Mapping alternatives: a commentary on Cova, B. et al. (2010). 'Navigating between dyads and networks'
Lowe, Sid, Ellis, Nick, Purchase, Sharon, Rod, Michel and Hwang, Ki Soon, 2012, Industrial Marketing Management (41), 2pp 357-364, Published
Sensemaking and sojourner adjustment among Korean entrepreneurs in London (UK)
Lowe, Sid, Hwang, Ki Soon and Moore, Fiona, 2011, Culture and Organization (17), 1pp 31-46, Published
Supply chain modularisation: cases from the French automobile industry
Doran, Desmond, Hill, Alex, Hwang, Ki Soon and Jacob, Gregoire, 2007, International Journal of Production Economics (106), 1pp 2-11, Published
The logistics functions of shipping lines: perceptions of international shippers in South Korea and the UK
Hwang, Ki-Soon, Gray, Richard and Cullinane, Kevin (2010). In: Cullinane, Kevin, (eds.), Cheltenham, U.K.:pp 103-122 [Published]
From decarbonisation to financial gains
Wang, Michael, Liu, Kurt, Hwang, Ki-Soon and Hill, Alex(2025). [Published]
Job satisfaction, supply chain agility and firm sustainability post COVID-19
Wang, Michael, Hill, Alex and Hwang, Ki-Soon(2023). [Published]
How can logistics digitalisation influence international trade logistics performance? Evidence from the World Bank's Logistics Performance Index (LPI)
Wang, Michael, Hwang, Ki-Soon and Hill, Alex(2023). [Published]
Interdependence relationships among supply chain uncertainty in transport operations: conceptual framework
Wang, Michael, Hwang, Ki-Soon, Tsolakis, Naoum and Kumar, Mukesh(2023). [Published]
Digitalisation for African smallholder farmers: literature review
Akpan-Etuk, Enobong, Wang, Michael and Hwang, Ki-Soon(2023). [Published]
Measuring firm's digitalisation in the supply chains
Wang, Michael, Hill, Alex and Hwang, Ki-Soon(2022). [Published]
The impacts of firm digitalisation on the supply chain agility: the mediating role of innovation capability
Wang, Michael and Hwang, Ki-Soon(2022). [Published]
Knowing and doing action-orientated research in business networks: the use of subjective personal introspection
Rod, Michel, Ellis, Nick, Lowe, Sid, Purchase, Sharon and Hwang, Ki-Soon(2011). [Published]
Comparative sensemaking of Asian environments
Lowe, Sid, Kainsberger, A., Tapachai, N. and Hwang, K.-S.(2010). [Published]
Time, process and discourse in business network research
Lowe, S. and Hwang, K.-S.(2010). [Published]
Time, process and discourse in business network research
Lowe, Sid and Hwang, S.K.(2010). [Published]
The translator as knowledge broker in the Korean business community in London (UK)
Moore, Fiona, Lowe, Sid and Hwang, Ki-Soon(2008). [Published]
Supply chain modularisation: cases from the French automobile industry
Doran, D, Hill, A, Hwang, KS and Jacob, G(2004). [Published]